Mount Prospect Opinion
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Mt. Prospect wrong to reject Wage ActJun 09, 2014 5:01 am - How can the Village Board of Mount Prospect vote against the Prevailing Wage Act? This Act was adopted so all projects would be completed by the most qualified companies...
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Be ready for higher electric billsJun 09, 2014 5:01 am - President Obama unveiled his clean air initiative last week. I hate to disappoint everyone, but it won't amount to anything but higher electric bills and could also lead...
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Commercialism perilous to public schoolsJun 07, 2014 5:01 am - Heidi Reich, a courageous New York public-school teacher, expressed her views on the Common Core State Standards and high-stakes testing in a letter that was recently pu...
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Small acts of goodness build a communityMay 31, 2014 5:01 am - We often hear that it's the little things in life that mean a lot. Holding a door for a stranger, letting someone with just a few items go ahead of you at the checkout c...
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Motive was clear in Benghazi attackMay 29, 2014 5:01 am - A great deal of conversation is taking place about the tragedy at Benghazi. Cokie and Steven Roberts' recent column downplayed the issue in Hillary Clinton's favor. Let'...
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Village roads are in deplorable shapeMay 27, 2014 5:01 am - This question is directed to the Village of Mount Prospect Public Works. Why are we thinking about improving and expanding and adding a driving range to the Mount Prospe...
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Golf course project has grown irresponsiblyMay 27, 2014 5:01 am - The village of Mount Prospect has been relatively fiscally responsible. But can that be said of our Mount Prospect Park District? When discussion was opened about golf c...
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Preferred Randhurst when it was indoorsMay 27, 2014 5:01 am - Well now, they really did it in closing Randhurst. Everyone loved the old one. You could walk around without getting cold or wet as a mall walker. Now they want to put s...
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The SoapboxMay 24, 2014 5:01 am - Prevailing protest: Mount Prospect leaders acknowledge their vote against a state-mandated ordinance had no practical effect, but the protest was worth noting. Requ...
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First do the cutting, then talk about taxesMay 23, 2014 5:01 am - The Herald reported Tuesday that Gov. Pat Quinn is twisting arms in Springfield to get the votes needed to make the temporary income tax hike permanent. He says that wit...